Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania

Towamensing Township
Towamensing Township
	Wild Creek Falls in Beltzville State Park
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	Location of Towamensing Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
	Location of Carbon County in Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 40°52′29″N 75°37′30″W / 40.87472°N 75.62500°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Carbon
Area
• Total	28.91 sq mi (74.89 km2)
• Land	27.14 sq mi (70.28 km2)
• Water	1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,477
• Estimate (2016)	4,409
• Density	162.47/sq mi (62.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	610
FIPS code	42-025-77160
Website	towamensingtownship.com

Towamensing Township is a lightly populated rural township in eastern Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Lenape Indian tribe's name is eponymous and was once applied by the natives to the whole region^[3] of Carbon County and bits of the Poconos to the north (Luzerne County) and to Schuylkill County (southwest). The population was 4,477 at the 2010 census,^[4] up from 3,475 at the 2000 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park is in the township.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ Fred Brenckman (1913). "Chapter V. Captivity of the Gilbert Family". History of Carbon County Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Publisher: James J. Nungesser ('gutenberg project' e-reprint). p. 62. ... before the ring of the axe was again heard in the forests, and the curling smoke wreaths ascended from the chimneys of the log cabins of Towamensing, as this whole region was then known.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Towamensing township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.